Condo shop owner loses bid to remove vending machines blocking shopfronts, ordered to pay $10k in costs
The owner of several commercial units at a CBD condo has lost its bid to have vending machines removed from a common corridor outside its premises following a dispute with the building's management.Boon Trading Pte Ltd, which owns three units on the ground floor of Robinson Suites on Robinsons Road, had argued that the vending machines obstructed views through its shopfront windows and affected its tenants' businesses, reported Shin Min Daily News. Located at 50 Robinson Road, Robinson Suites has 170 strata units, including 167 residential units and three commercial units owned by Boon Trading, which house a stationery store, a stockbroking firm and a clinic. The dispute arose after the condo's management corporation installed eight vending machines along the covered common corridor outside the shops between May 2025 and May 2026, with rubbish bins placed beside them.The management corporation had previously obtained approval at its annual general meeting in April 2023 to lease out all or part of the building's common property for periods ranging from one to three years.